I think it can really be. For many, an AWS certification isn’t something they get on top of a good university degree; it’s something they get on top of a basic

I think it can really be. For many, an AWS certification isn’t something they get on top of a good university degree; it’s something they get on top of a basic education or on top of a degree of a university of very low status. Let say you’re poor in India, got through high school, but didn’t get stellar results. Now, you manage to get a job in a big city on the basis that you’ll have to get a certification within half a year or lose the job if you fail. So, you borrow money to move to a big city, then this happens. Given that there are many, many in India vying for such jobs and that you’re now in debt, you may never get another chance.